Environmental factors affecting the corrosion behaviour of reinforcing steel: I. The early stage of passive film formation in Ca(OH)2 solutions

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3875-3882

  Abd El Haleem, S M ^a   Abd El Aal, E E ^a   Abd El Wanees, S ^a   Diab, A ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. Steel; A. Steel reinforced concrete; C. Passive films; C. Passivity

Indexed keywords

A. STEEL; A. STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; C. PASSIVE FILMS; C. PASSIVITY; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; DIFFUSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FREE ACTIVATION ENERGY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOGARITHMIC GROWTH; NEGATIVE VALUES; OPEN-CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; PASSIVE FILMS; REINFORCEMENT STEELS; REINFORCING STEELS; STRAIGHT LINES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALCIUM; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; OXIDE FILMS; PASSIVATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; REINFORCEMENT; THERMAL LOGGING;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 77957706115     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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